30 Quotes on Creativity

Creativity — that sometimes-elusive spark, the motivation to think more deeply, the chance to innovate, re-think, and renew. Do you ever feel yourself stuck in a rut, unable to come up with any new and creative ideas? Sometimes all you need is a little inspiration to kick start your creativity process. We’ve compiled a list of 30 quotes on creativity from some of the top entrepreneurial and business leadership minds. Everything is explored from the role of fun in business to the hard work invested. In no particular order, enjoy these 30 creativity quotes to stir the creative juices:

30 Quotes on Creativity

“Creative ideas flourish best in a shop which preserves some spirit of fun. Nobody is in business for fun, but that does not mean there cannot be fun in business.”

Leo Burnett

“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”

Maya Angelou

“Creating opportunities means looking where others are not.”

Mark Cuban

“Listen to anyone with an original idea, no matter how absurd it may sound at first. If you put fences around people, you get sheep. Give people the room they need.”

“Stress and worry, they solve nothing. What they do is block creativity. You are not even able to think about the solutions. Every problem has a solution.”

Susan L. Taylor

“Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.”

Erich Fromm

“Great things are not done by impulse, but a series of small things brought together.”

Vincent Van Gogh

“Creativity, as has been said, consists largely of rearranging what we know in order to find out what we do not know. Hence, to think creatively, we must be able to look afresh at what we normally take for granted.”

George Kneller

“Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something.”

“If you get stuck, get away from your desk. Take a walk, take a bath, go to sleep, make a pie, draw, listen to music, meditate, exercise; whatever you do, don’t just stick there scowling at the problem.”

-Hilary Mantel

Some people think that creativity is a gift – you either have it, or you don’t. But what most successful people have learned, however, is that creativity is inside everyone, and it is up to the individual to tap into it, cultivate it, and work hard to make their ideas grow. What quotes inspire your creativity streak? Feel free to place your favorite quotes on creativity in the comment section below!

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